Necktie



Feb. 15, 1949. A. F. TABORSKI NECKTIE Filed Aug. 14, 1946 INVENTOR. 61542. 0 .7560717 Patented Feb. 15, 1949 a a OFFICE;

2,461,854 N'EoK'riE;

7 Alfred F. Tabor-ski, Bu'fialo; N-J' Application August .14, 194 6,. SeriaLNo,- 690,427

s ormin (01. 2-153) ifThisfini entionrelatesto rieckties andparticuiarly to" those which arepreformed and attached in that condition to the neckband or collar of a shirt.

An object of the invention is to provide an improved, simple and inexpensive construction of preformed neckties which will have the appearance of the ordinary, unpreformed tie; with which a plurality of drapes or breast pieces or other ornamental Wings or members may be interchangeably connected to the knot portion in order to vary the visual effect of the complete tie; and with which the wings or drapes may be interchanged in asimple manner without special tools other than a screw driver.

Other objects and advantages will be apparent from the following description of some embodiments of the.invention,. and the novel features Fig. 2 is a side elevation with parts broken' away to show interior details of construction.

In the illustrated embodiment of the invention, the improved tie includes a knot portion I of any suitable construction having a recess 2 in its lower end face, which recesshas a portion of reduced cross section 3 well in the interior of the knot portion. Loops 4 may be applied to opposite sides of the knot portion adjacent its upper end for attachment to a resiliently stretchable band (not shown) that encirclesthe neck of the wearer in order to hold the tie in position. A drape or breast piece 5 is gathered together at one end around and secured to a stiffening element or pin 6 which is insertable endwise into and out of the recess 2 at the inner end portion 3 thereof. This pin 6 extends beyond the end ofthe drape into the reduced portion 3 of the recess, but the end of thedrape extends into the recess 2 as shown.

The pin 6 is exposed at the rear of the drape and it is provided at spaced intervals along its outer end with a plurality of transverse passages l. A small pin 8 is insertable into and out of each of these transverse passages 1, and at its outer end is formed into an eye 9. All of these passages I extend in a direction from front to rear, and the pin 8 extends into any one of these passages from the rear. A long screw l0, having a head ll, has'its shank passing freely through the eye 9 in av direction parallel to the, longitudinal axis of pin 8, and within and along an elongated recess l2 in the body of the knot portion which is this cavity a parallel toi'but'spaced rearwardly' from the re-' duced portion 3" of the recess.

the body portion, extends inwardly to intersect and cross the passage l2. A nut 84 is disposed in l3, and the screw I0 is threaded through this nut.

By tightening the screw 10, the stiffening pin or element 6 may be forced endwise into the recess 2 and releasably confined therein as shown in Fig. 2. To remove the drape one merely turns the screw II] in a direction to release it from the nut l4, and then the pin 6 with screw In at,-

tached may be removed from the knot portion, and a new drape having a difierent appearance substituted. The nut may be anchored against turning in the cavity l3.

The front face of the knot portion may be' covered or ornamented in any desired manner,

but in the example illustrated, a recess [.5 is proplastic, and may carry a liquid or other substance.

For example it may be a hollow container containing holy-water or perfume, or whatever one may desire to carry, or it may be of colored liquid which gives an ornamental appearance. This container may be removably secured in the recess in any suitable manner such as by Wedging it therein, or by having rubber lined side walls which provide a frictional grip on the container, or in any other suitable manner.

It will be understood that various changes in the details, materials and arrangements of parts, which have been herein described and illustrated in order to explain the nature of the invention, may be made by those skilled in the art within the principle and scope of the invention, as expressed in the appended claims.

I claim:

1. A preformed necktie comprising a knot portion having therein a recess opening downwardly through its lower end, an anchorage element removably disposed in said recess and depending therefrom, a drape secured over and to the lower end of said element and extending into said recess, said element having in its depending end a transverse passage, a pin removably received in said passage and having a loop on its outer end, a screw having its shank threaded and passing through saidloop and parallel to said element, said knot portion having an elongated passage I d An outwardlyi 7 0139111112" cavity l3 provided in therear face" of? along which said shank of said screw extends, a

nut in said knot portion across said elongated passage and into which said screw is threaded, the head of said screw abutting against said loop to draw said element into said recess and hold it there.

2. A preformed necktie comprising a knot por-- tion having therein a recess opening downwardly through its lower end, an anchorage element removably disposed in said recess and depending therefrom, a drape secured over and to the lower end of said element and extending into said recess, and a screw disposed generally parallel to said element and rotatably connected thereto,

said knot portion having a nut incorporated therein, and said screw being threaded into said nut to draw said element into said recess and releasably hold it to said knot portion.

3. A preformed necktie comprising a knot portion having therein a recess opening downwardly through its lower end, an anchorage element removably disposed in said recess and depending REFERENCES CITED ,The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 357,754 Barnhard Feb. 15, 1887 406,649 Howard July 9, 1889 20 1,527,665 Benoit Feb. 24, 1925 Taborski Dec. 25, 1945 

